709 Craven Rd

01What’s planned near 709 Craven Rd

2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): two in progress. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Second suite

   376 Rhodes Ave · 89 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks

   The Committee of Adjustment refused it on May 13, 2026. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.

   To legalize and to maintain the front basement walkout staircase that was constructed without an authorized building permit. There are a total of two residential dwelling units on this lot.

   Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body on May 25, 2026. Status: decision issued.

   File A0773/25TEY · submitted Oct 7, 2025 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   Site plan

   443-445 Coxwell Ave · 97 m away

   Site plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building

   13,360 m² of floor space

   City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Proposed mid-rise self-storage facility of nine (9) storeys and 34.30 metres in height. Vehicular access is off of Coxwell Avenue, which leads to a covered customer service, parking and loading areas, including ten (10) parking spaces,…

   File 26 112094 STE 19 SA · submitted Feb 2, 2026 · City record and how to comment

Development Applications and Committee of Adjustment Applications, City of Toronto. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. Inactive: the City’s file is still open but marked inactive. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.

02Street work near 709 Craven Rd

5 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Hiawatha Rd, Fairford Ave to Walpole Ave, Q2 2025 to Q2 2026.

Source: City of Toronto Road Reconstruction, Road Resurfacing and Sidewalk Construction programs (planned work within 500 m), and Utility Cut Permits. Dates are the City’s plan and can move. “Carried over” means the work was due earlier and is still listed.

03Safety near 709 Craven Rd

Police recorded 83 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 39). The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.

Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 4, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Greenwood-Coxwell

Traffic safety

3 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 2 involved pedestrians and 1 was fatal. Most were on Coxwell Ave and Gerrard St E. Greenwood-Coxwell has about as many of these collisions per resident as a typical neighbourhood.

• Coxwell Ave at Fairford Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Oct 5, 2025 · 178 m
• Gerrard St E at Coxwell Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Sep 28, 2023 · 396 m
• Coxwell Ave at Gerrard St E · Passenger, killed · Sep 1, 2021 · 173 m

Source: Toronto Police Service, collisions in which someone was killed or seriously injured (since 2021, within 500 m); City of Toronto School Safety Zones and Traffic Calming Database.

Other crimes near this address

Toronto Police Service: Shootings and Firearm Discharges, Bicycle Thefts and Theft From Motor Vehicle, June 2025 to June 2026. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection.

04Getting around from 709 Craven Rd

The nearest subway station is Coxwell Station (Line 2), about a 15‑minute walk (1.0 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 6 TTC stops served by the 506 and 501 streetcars and the 22 bus, with about 1,533 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Danforth GO, 2.1 km away, with 88 train stops on a weekday.

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 2026). Walking times are estimates. Bike Share Toronto station data; City of Toronto Cycling Network and Permit Parking Areas.

How reliable are your routes?

TTC Bus and Streetcar Delay Data, September 2025 to September 2026: incidents the TTC logged as delaying service. Per 1,000 trips uses each route’s weekday schedule, so busy routes aren’t penalized for running more vehicles. A typical route: 4.0.

Charging and bike parking

• EV charging: 1313 Gerrard ST E
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 124 Mount Joy Ave, 693 m.597 m

City of Toronto: City-operated EV charging stations (private chargers aren’t included); indoor bike stations, shown within 1.5 km.

05Schools and child care near 709 Craven Rd

The closest public and Catholic schools. They may not be the ones assigned to this address; check with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) or Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB).

The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Kew Park Montessori School - Hiawatha. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): six licensed child care centres and two EarlyON centres.

Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, and ChildCareSafe (Toronto Public Health inspections).

06Parks, trees and libraries near 709 Craven Rd

There are 6 parks and 2 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is Monarch Park, 363 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Fairford Avenue Parkette · 68 Fairford Ave · 149 m
• Coxwell Avenue Playground · playground · 450 Coxwell Ave · 199 m
• Coxwell Avenue Parkette · basketball court · 429 Coxwell Ave · 280 m
• The Rail Garden · 450 Woodfield Rd · 296 m
• Monarch Park · dog off-leash area, outdoor ping pong/table tennis, pickleball court, picnic site · 115 Felstead Ave · 363 m

Pools, courts and more

Also nearby

Source: City of Toronto Parks and Recreation Facilities, Registered Programs and Drop-In Programs, Tennis Courts, Outdoor and Indoor Ice Rinks, Washroom Facilities, Off-Leash Areas, Street Tree Data; Toronto Public Health SwimSafe and Beach Water Quality; Toronto Public Library branches.

Park space

Park projects nearby

• Greenwood Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Greenwood Park.In progress · 878 m
• Maple Leaf Cottage Improvements
  The City is making upgrades to the building's interior, including the kitchen, multipurpose room and washrooms. Minor exterior upgrades will also be made to improve accessibility. Construction is expected to start in 2028.In progress · 1.5 km

City of Toronto: Green Spaces (parks, natural areas and conservation land; hydro corridors, golf courses, cemeteries and road verges aren’t counted); Park and Recreation Facility Projects within 1.5 km.

07The building at 709 Craven Rd

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 709 Craven Rd.

The lot

Green roof and solar permits

No green roof or solar hot water permits at this address. Within 500 m: 1 with a green roof and 2 with solar hot water.

City of Toronto Building Permits: Green Roofs, and Solar Hot Water Heaters.

08What can be built at 709 Craven Rd

R (Residential) zoning allows houses, townhouses and some low-rise apartment buildings, depending on the lot. The numbers below are the main limits; the full rules depend on the lot.

Not inside a heritage conservation district, major transit station area, secondary plan or area of archaeological potential.

Source: City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 (zone, height and lot coverage overlays), Heritage Conservation Districts, Major Transit Station Areas, Secondary Plans and Archaeological Potential. This is a summary, not a zoning review. Read the by-law and see the City’s map.

09Around the block

Source: Affordable Housing Pipeline, Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion applications, Short Term Rentals Registration, Multi-Tenant (Rooming) House Licences, Business Licences and Permits (storefront types; owners’ personal names are never shown), POPS, and Daily Shelter Occupancy (Nov 9, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

Traffic on your street

City of Toronto Transportation Services: speed, volume and classification counts since 2016.

Parking tickets on this block

13 tickets in 2025 on Craven Rd between numbers 659 and 759: 11 for parking without a permit, 1 for other parking offences.

City of Toronto Parking Tickets, 2025. Placed by the street address the officer recorded.

Main street business area

Gerrard India Bazaar BIA, about 270 m away. Business Improvement Areas are local business associations that run street events and improvements.

City of Toronto Business Improvement Areas, within 400 m.

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 8,534 service requests came from postal area M4L, which includes 709 Craven Rd. The most common:

City of Toronto 311 Service Requests, October 2025 to October 2026. 311 publishes only the first three characters of the postal code, so this covers the wider postal area. Counts reflect how often people call as well as how often problems happen.

10Risks and environment at 709 Craven Rd

TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.

11The neighbourhood: Greenwood-Coxwell

Greenwood-Coxwell had 14,120 residents in 2021. The median household income was $93,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 41% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 40% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 26% of workers commuted by transit and 16% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Cantonese (7.6%), Urdu (2.0%) and Spanish (1.6%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across central Toronto (the old City of Toronto, before the 1998 amalgamation), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $2,457 a month in October 2025, up 6% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 3.2%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, central Toronto (the old City of Toronto, before the 1998 amalgamation). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.